Valiente (1992 TV series) explained

Alt Name:	Brave
Genre:	Action drama
Director:	Herman Escueta Jose Rowel Icamen
Starring:	Michael de Mesa Tirso Cruz III
Open Theme:	"Valiente" by Vic Sotto
Country:	Philippines
Language:	Tagalog
Executive Producer:	Grace Castro-Esquillon
Producer:	Antonio Tuviera
Camera:	Multiple-camera setup
Runtime:	30 minutes
Company:	TAPE Inc.
Network:	ABS-CBN (1992–95) GMA Network (1995–97)
Related:	Valiente (2012)

Valiente (International title: Brave) is a Philippine television drama action series broadcast by ABS-CBN and GMA Network. Directed by Herman Escueta and Jose Rowel Icamen, it stars Michael de Mesa and Tirso Cruz III. It premiered on February 10, 1992 on ABS-CBN replacing Agila and aired its final episode on the network on January 27, 1995. The series premiered on GMA Network on January 30, 1995. The series concluded on September 12, 1997.

A remake aired in 2012.

Cast and characters

Lead cast

• Michael de Mesa as Gardo Valiente^[1]
• Tirso Cruz III as Theo Braganza^[2]

Supporting cast

• Glenda Garcia as Leona Braganza^[3]
• Mariz Ricketts as Maila Braganza-Valiente
• Odette Khan as Trinidad "Trini" Braganza
• Jean Garcia as Elaine Velasquez-Braganza
• Ruben Rustia as Damian Valiente
• Renato del Prado as Pepito "Peping" Ramirez
• Aris Cuevas as Badong
• Jose Manalo as Elias
• Nante Montreal as Camillo
• Miguel Rodriguez
• Marissa Sanchez as Vivian
• Val Victa as Fidel Dioquino
• Eugene Domingo as Dolores
• Alma Lerma as Adeling
• Marlon Mance as Dino
• Lucita Soriano as Nena
• Richard Arellano as Crisanto
• Simon Serrano as Bugoy
• Rustom Padilla as Albert Rosales
• Liza Ranillo as Cita
• Jeniffer Mendoza as Celia
• Patricia Ann Roque as Lea / Melissa B. Valiente
• Karina "Kara" Cruz as Chona
• John Arcilla as Froilan / Benjie
• Robert Arevalo as Cenon
• Maggie Dela Riva
• Tet Antiquiera
• Rochelle Barrameda
• Romy Mallari as Lea's father
• Jean Saburit as Lea's mother
• Matutina
• Berting Labra
• Beverly Javaluyas

Guest cast

• Sunshine Cruz as younger Leona
• Atong Redillas as younger Theo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Michael de Mesa returns for TV5's Valiente remake . January 6, 2012 . . January 7, 2024.
2. Web site: Tirso Cruz III's brilliant performances as a Kapamilya actor through the years . Bardinas, Mary Ann . January 19, 2019 . . January 7, 2024.
3. Web site: Afternoon TV dramas in the '90s . https://web.archive.org/web/19970616222552/https://www.pep.ph/celeb/spotlight/15979/afternoon-tv-dramas-in-the-90s . June 16, 1997 . May 14, 2008 . PEP . January 7, 2023.